Exotic Java and Bali

Laurens was an excellent tour leader. I highly recommend him for future tours.

Great trip. Take out the jeep sunrise too much exhaust fumes and drama for not very much sunrise. Rest really good fun

Hadi is a great leader, full of knowledge and enthusiasm, and made the trip really enjoyable. It's not as active a trip as I had hoped, often the "hikes" were a short 1-2 mile stroll. Understandably, this makes the trip more available to all, but for those of us who had read the itinerary expecting to get good exercise on the trip it can be disappointing and there is a lot of hanging about. The bike ride should be changed to an optional extra, as having people who haven't been on a bike in 30 years trying to ride steep downhill along with people who ride bikes often just really isn't fun for anyone. The train journeys were great and a welcome change from being in a bus.

A varied and interesting tour

Nice contrast between Java (with a Muslim majority) and Bali (Hindu), which markedly shapes their character. Not sure i appreciated 4 or 5 muezzins calling me to prayer at 4am in Java, though..:0). Tour leader needs to alter his advice in Ubud: the monkey forest was entirely enjoyable, not the fearsome place he made it out to be... Also needs to advise on other highlights of Ubud, such as the Water Palace, which i discovered by myself.